Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences

https://vlcs.tamu.edu

Head: J. Schleining

Graduate Advisor: N. D. Cohen

The Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences (VLCS) has a strong commitment to scholarship and graduate education with an emphasis on research and training relevant to the health and welfare of livestock including horses, cattle, and other agricultural species.  Faculty members participate in interdisciplinary programs of study such that it is possible to earn MS or PhD degrees in Genetics and Genomics, Nutrition, Reproductive Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, and Toxicology through VLCS. 

The established areas of study in VLCS include infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, reproduction, and diagnostic imaging.  Admission to the graduate program must be obtained through the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences office of graduate studies (http://vetmed.tamu.edu/graduate).  Prospective graduate students are encouraged to first identify a VLCS faculty member willing to accept them as a graduate student before applying.  More information about faculty research interests, admission to graduate studies, and the department is available at https://vlcs.tamu.edu.

Baker, Madison, Clinical Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, The Ohio State University, 2021

Bellezzo, Fausto, Clinical Associate Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Universidade Federal de Viçosa Viçosa –Minas Gerais – Brazil, 1993

Bordin, Angela I, Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, 2002
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014

Cohen, Noah D, Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
VMD, University of Pennsylvania, 1983
PHD, Johns Hopkins University, 1988

Easterwood, Leslie A, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 1995

Elane, George, Assistant Professor
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DVM, Virginia Tech, 2016

Fridley, Jennifer, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, Mississippi State University, 2014

Funk, Jenna, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, Iowa State University, 2015

Gibson, Sydney Lawrence, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2016

Gilmour, Lindsey J, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2009

Glass, Kati P, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2012

Granello, Maria, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2020

Gremillion, Christine Lynn, Clinical Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Texas A&M University, 2016

Griffin, Cleet E, Clinical Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 1990

Griffin, Jay, Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2004

Hardy, Joanne, Clinical Professor
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DVM, University of Montreal, 1982
PHD, The Ohio State University, 1996

Hernandez Aviles, Camilo, Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2018
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2022

Hobbs, Kallie, Assistant Professor
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DVM, University of Illinois, 2017

Janke, Jared, Clinical Associate Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Iowa State University, 2004

Kleinhenz, Michael, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Ohio State University, 2009
PHD, Kansas State University, 2018

Kneese, Eric, Clinical Associate Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Texas A&M University, 2012

Legere, Rebecca Maria, Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Kansas State University, 2015

Linhares Boakari, Yatta, Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Universidade Federal do Piaui, 2012
PHD, University of Kentucky, 2019

Love, Charles C, Professor
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DVM, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1984
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 1995

Lunn, Lisa, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Kansas State University, 1999

MacDonald, David, Clinical Professor
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DVM, University of Guelph, 1989

Major, Dustin S, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, University of Georgia, 2013

Maples, Katie, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 2013

Martin, Michael T, Senior Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 1968

Mays, Glennon B, Clinical Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 1976

Morley, Paul, Professor
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DVM, Washington State University, 1989
PHD, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 1995

Myers, Taylor, Clinical Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, The Ohio State University, 2020

Nagy, Dusty Weaver, Clinical Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Cornell University, 1995
PHD, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006

Pearson, Mariah, Clinical Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Lincoln Memorial University, 2018

Pinnell, Lee, Research Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
PHD, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2019

Posey, Richard D, Clinical Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Texas A&M University, 1982

Pratt, Megan, Clinical Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Mississippi Stat University, 2018

Ramirez Agamez, Luisa Fernanda, Research Assistant Professor
Vet Large Animal Clinical Sc
DVM, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2017
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2024

Reed, Shannon, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, University of Missouri,Columbia, 2003

Russell, Lauren A, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Atlantic Veterinary College, 2014

Sampson, Sarah N, Clinical Associate Professor
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DVM, Washington State University, 1999
PHD, Washington State University, 2008

Schleining, Jennifer A, Clinical Professor
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DVM, Iowa State University, 2001

Schmitz, David G, Visiting Associate Professor
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DVM, Kansas State University, 1976

Scott, Matthew A, Assistant Professor
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DVM, Mississippi State University, 2018
PHD, Mississippi State University, 2021

Shoemake, Brian, Clinical Assistant Professor
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DVM, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2011

Thompson, James A, Professor
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DVM, University of Guelph, 1982

Trimble, Amanda, Clinical Assistant Professor
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BVMS, University of Glasgow, 2014

Voges, Andra, Clinical Professor
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DVM, Texas A&M University, 1991

Washburn, Kevin E, Professor
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DVM, Oklahoma State University, 1993

Watkins, Jeffrey P, Professor
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DVM, Kansas State University, 1980